dɨxu

Pumpokol

Etymology

Possibly derived from Proto-Yeniseian *dejç (eye), though the exact shift in meaning and structure is unclear.[1]

Noun

dɨxu (VW.)

  1. ball, pellet?, playing ball?

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), “dɯxu”, in Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), volume 1, Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 233

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2005), Die Jenissej-Sprachen des 18. Jahrhunderts, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 181